United Arab Emirates Imports from Malaysia

The United Arab Emirates' imports from Malaysia rose to $3.01 billion in 2023, up from $2.96 billion in 2022, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 1.6% ($46.02 million) from the previous year. Top imports for the United Arab Emirates from Malaysia were Electrical machinery and equipment ($900.70 million), Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins ($839.13 million), Machinery, mechanical appliances and reactors ($293.62 million).

United Arab Emirates had a trade deficit with Malaysia that narrowed to $1.1 billion in 2023 from $1.14 billion in 2022. This is a decrease of 3.8% ($43.9 million).

United Arab Emirates Imports from Malaysia by Goods (2023)

The table below shows the ranking of UAE imports from Malaysia by goods in 2023, highlighting the top imported goods.

Import Rank Imported Goods Import Value (USD) Year
1 Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment $900.70M 2023
2 Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins $839.13M 2023
3 Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors $293.62M 2023
4 Fats and oils, edible fats, waxes $145.47M 2023
5 Plastics and plastic articles $71.72M 2023
6 Organic chemicals $67.34M 2023
7 Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings $61.56M 2023
8 Wood and wood products, charcoal $60.67M 2023
9 Miscellaneous edible preparations $60.27M 2023
10 Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen $57.23M 2023
11 Optical, medical, measuring instruments $49.99M 2023
12 Soap, detergents, waxes, candles, dental products $27.73M 2023
13 Articles of iron or steel $27.22M 2023
14 Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics $26.28M 2023
15 Paper, paperboard and articles $21.41M 2023
16 Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts $21.37M 2023
17 Rubber and rubber articles $21.22M 2023
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations $20.86M 2023
19 Dairy, eggs, honey, other animal products $19.95M 2023
20 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations, bakery $19.26M 2023
21 Prepared meat, fish, crustaceans, insects $17.84M 2023
22 Dyes, pigments, tanning extracts, paints, inks $14.59M 2023
23 Miscellaneous chemical products $14.13M 2023
24 Copper and copper articles $13.06M 2023
25 Iron and steel $12.91M 2023
26 Miscellaneous manufactured goods $12.83M 2023
27 Miscellaneous base metal articles $11.54M 2023
28 Aircraft, spacecraft, parts $9.80M 2023
29 Knitted or crocheted clothing $9.45M 2023
30 Glass and glassware $6.91M 2023
31 Tobacco, nicotine products and substitutes $4.95M 2023
32 Glues, enzymes, modified starches $4.69M 2023
33 Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat gluten $4.22M 2023
34 Footwear and parts $4.20M 2023
35 Beverages, spirits, vinegar $3.90M 2023
36 Food industry residues, animal feed $3.56M 2023
37 Aluminium and aluminium articles $3.34M 2023
38 Tin and tin articles $3.14M 2023
39 Pharmaceutical products $3.13M 2023
40 Ceramic products $3.05M 2023
41 Toys, games, sports goods $3.00M 2023
42 Other textile articles, worn clothing, rags $2.84M 2023
43 Ships, boats, floating structures $2.50M 2023
44 Man-made staple fibres $2.44M 2023
45 Musical instruments, parts $2.06M 2023
46 Printed books, newspapers, printed matter $2.01M 2023
47 Sugar and confectionery $1.88M 2023
48 Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts $1.73M 2023
49 Edible fruits and nuts, citrus or melon peel $1.71M 2023
50 Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos $1.62M 2023
51 Non-knitted clothing $1.58M 2023
52 Edible vegetables, roots, tubers $1.33M 2023
53 Ores, slag, ash $1.24M 2023
54 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates $1.07M 2023
55 Live plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, foliage $1.03M 2023
56 Tools, cutlery, base metal parts $992,113.87 2023
57 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compounds, isotopes $974,461.69 2023
58 Coffee, tea, mate, spices $794,882.44 2023
59 Meat and edible offal $774,475.32 2023
60 Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods $531,001.27 2023
61 Oilseeds, grains, fodder, medicinal plants $494,054.47 2023
62 Nickel and nickel articles $265,635.85 2023
63 Headgear $261,163.96 2023
64 Man-made filaments $245,770.32 2023
65 Wadding, felt, twine, ropes, cords $219,644.51 2023
66 Salt, sulphur, stone, cement $186,375.69 2023
67 Photographic and cinematographic goods $183,327.15 2023
68 Technical textile fabrics, coated fabrics $167,129.30 2023
69 Clocks, watches, parts $124,980.94 2023
70 Knitted or crocheted fabrics $100,545.77 2023
71 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts $71,573.53 2023
72 Cereals $69,743.35 2023
73 Basketware, wickerwork, straw goods $64,635.71 2023
74 Railway locomotives, rolling stock, track equipment $42,937.70 2023
75 Unspecified commodities $24,706.33 2023
76 Cotton $22,237.29 2023
77 Cork and cork products $19,344.73 2023
78 Zinc and zinc articles $8,824.85 2023
79 Live animals $8,542.94 2023
80 Special woven fabrics, lace, embroidery $6,734.08 2023
81 Works of art, antiques $5,819.38 2023
82 Carpets and textile floor coverings $5,766.34 2023
83 Animal products $950.85 2023
84 Fertilizers $462.96 2023
85 Wool and animal hair fabrics $329.44 2023
86 Umbrellas, canes, whips, riding crops $230.70 2023
87 Pulp, recovered paper, paperboard $153.58 2023